Endobronchial Brachytherapy Application in a Patient with Lung Cancer

Abstract

Endobronchial brachytherapy is a treatment method that might either be used alone or in combination with external beam radiation therapy in attempt to improve the control probability of endobronchial lesions for patients with lung cancer for whom radiation therapy would be undertaken since performance of surgical treatment would not be possible or in attempt to establish palliation of symptoms resulting from endobronchial lesions. In this report, the first endobronchial brachytherapy application that has been performed in the Department of Radiation Oncology for a patient with lung cancer has been presented. Key words: Lung cancer, External beam radiation therapy, Endobronchial brachytherapy

Keywords

• Lung cancer, External beam radiation therapy, Endobronchial brachytherapy

Akciğer Kanserli Bir Hastada Endobronşiyal Brakiterapi Uygulaması

Abstract

Endobronşiyal brakiterapi, cerrahi tedavinin uygun olmaması nedeni ile radyoterapi uygulanacak olan akciğer kanserli hastalarda endobronşiyal yerleşimli lezyonların kontrol olasılığının arttırılması ya da endobronşiyal yerleşimli lezyonlara bağlı yakınmaların palyasyonunun sağlanması amacı ile tek başına ya da eksternal radyoterapi ile birlikte kullanılabilen bir tedavi yöntemidir. Bu yazıda, Radyasyon Onkolojisi Anabilim Dalı'nda akciğer kanserli bir hastada gerçekleştirilen ilk endobronşiyal brakiterapi uygulaması anlatılmaktadır. Anahtar kelimeler: Akciğer kanseri, Eksternal radyoterapi, Endobronşiyal brakiterapi

Keywords

• Akciğer kanseri, Eksternal radyoterapi, Endobronşiyal brakiterapi

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